I particularly like this diagram, found in one of Malcolm Murray's presentations for Durham University: See full presentation, and a useful definition of 'Student Centred Learning' here: The term student-centered learning refers to a wide variety of educational programs,learning experiences, instructional approaches, and academic-support strategies that are intended to address the…

I'm no great believer in the idea that people are limited/automatically skilled by age... but it is about age/learning/what you are exposed to. CODEC have purchased a set of Google Glass, so I was interested to see this video, as I'll suspect I'll react quite similarly as I try and…

Interesting... I studied what I studied (although it was by research, rather than taught) because I was interested, and when following interest - more interesting opportunities open up: “I feel guilty for finding it all so interesting,” a student on a taught master’s in history told me recently. My surprise…

Teaching is the lifeblood/energy so far as I'm concerned in universities (hence why I was promoted to Senior Fellow in Learning and Teaching in my last job), so this is quite disappointing: Amid concerns that promotion in the sector is too heavily based on research excellence, the report, commissioned by…

Calling for more action-based learning, including app-creation?: Universities have failed to react to changes in the labour market that render some traditional business teaching methods defunct, according to an expert in entrepreneurship. That is the view of Colin Mason, professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde, who said that…

An interesting article here. I definitely think that students are not all fully appreciative of the opportunities they get, and many could do more, but is there too much of a glut of universal education? o one expects anything comparable to happen now. Most schoolchildren in the UK and the US…

A great training course, I have some notes which I'll extract at some point (probably!).. not bad on about 2 hours sleep! Notes below YouTube video: An extract from interviews created in the process of a Media Training workshop. The first interview was many more questions (and I apparently have a…

I started reading this before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and have finished it the week after surgery. It's been a beautifully gentle book that I've carried along to several sessions sat in a waiting room! I've followed Katharine...

I enjoyed this book, and found it gave hopeful insights into what to expect following the authors desire to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. I like her practice of seeking 'silver linings' every day rather than 'woe is me', a...

I've had enough concentration today to actually read - having had a mastectomy last week. This book is written by a friend - bought it earlier this year not realising how resonant it would be. I have found it really helpful to read - rec...